DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 75.9 - - 79.5 - - 80.4 - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 137 - - 57 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1501 - - 3239 - - 3265 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 922 - - 2727 - - 2295 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2390 - - 4128 - - 4154 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3208 - - 2855 - - 3204 - - 4543 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 333 - - 267 - - 31 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 056 - - 070 - - 067 - - 058 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -6 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1263 - - -338 - - -1597 - - -3206 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3654 - - 4467 - - 5751 - - 4144 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3453 - - -2742 - - -6163 - - -6331 ODpotential blCL - - - 5843 - - 6870 - - 10317 - - 7269 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 71 - - 67 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 130 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 75.9 - - 79.5 - - 80.4 - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.0 - - 63.0 - - 58.5 - - 61.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.5 - - 78.7 - - 80.0 - - 78.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.7 - - 61.6 - - 57.1 - - 60.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 137 - - 57 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1501 - - 3239 - - 3265 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 11 - - 9 - - 12 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99506 37 088 36 094 31 071 30 084 99506 91978 27 089 26 088 23 076 28 077 91978 86182 23 079 20 092 18 087 22 076 86182 81374 19 075 17 081 18 082 18 083 81374 77241 18 086 16 082 15 090 13 062 77241 73603 18 068 17 073 14 085 7 071 73603 70307 10 073 11 053 12 059 13 042 70307 67282 15 059 11 070 8 030 13 023 67282 64490 19 023 14 044 5 050 13 014 64490 61794 21 343 17 000 7 021 10 338 61794 58978 19 297 19 328 16 344 12 348 58978 56053 23 287 26 309 28 314 27 327 56053 53275 28 289 35 297 34 297 36 312 53275 50782 34 283 41 288 35 295 39 299 50782 48541 36 279 39 283 34 295 34 294 48541 46505 35 277 32 284 26 296 29 295 46505 44650 36 279 26 294 22 325 20 318 44650 42960 31 275 16 309 26 332 25 338 42960 41396 19 266 5 354 15 340 22 328 41396 39926 3 304 13 051 11 021 15 335 39926 38539 8 039 15 045 12 039 12 359 38539 37193 12 011 14 037 14 036 12 013 37193 35820 12 018 14 033 15 024 13 024 35820 34389 8 005 14 019 16 011 14 033 34389 32904 8 347 14 022 16 003 14 033 32904 31351 10 008 13 027 16 000 13 026 31351 29715 13 036 13 024 16 001 13 018 29715 28000 15 048 14 022 15 002 13 015 28000 26206 15 040 13 019 15 360 14 015 26206 24336 15 018 15 012 18 357 16 011 24336 22391 15 012 19 005 21 356 18 004 22391 20363 15 017 19 006 23 002 19 004 20363 18248 15 018 14 011 22 012 19 013 18248 16092 16 015 12 027 19 024 20 021 16092 14016 15 008 13 032 13 023 14 015 14016 12132 14 002 13 038 12 024 12 005 12132 10464 11 010 12 042 11 039 12 038 10464 8990 12 025 12 039 10 048 15 050 8990 7680 15 041 13 057 12 052 16 047 7680 6517 17 071 17 071 13 064 16 043 6517 5488 19 075 18 076 14 069 14 040 5488 4581 20 071 16*076 14*070 11 044 4581 3779 20 071 14*071 14*068 10 049 3779 3060 18 069 13 070 13 066 10 052 3060 2425 16*065 13 069 12 066 10 053 2425 1894 12*057 13 069 12 067 10 055 1894 1487 12 056 12 069 12 066 9 057 1487 1206 11 055 12 070 11 067 8 058 1206 1036 10 055 11 069 10 067 7 058 1036 938 8 054 9 069 8 067 4*058 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography